We need real change

This country's presidential election is rapidly approaching. We need to make intelligent, informed decisions when we go to the polls. The middle class is diminishing; our jobs are disappearing; our young are being killed all over the world; our elderly are being ignored; our grandchildren will have a huge debt to pay; most of us have to choose between medications and food. Voters are sidetracked by social issues.

Abortion and gay rights are not the issues to be concerned about when casting our votes. Abortion laws have not changed in 35 years and probably will not change in the next 35, no matter who is in the White House. I am a mature, faith-based Christian female, and I am tired of the labels attributed to anyone who doesn't follow the "proper" way of thinking. I am not pro abortion, I am not gay. I am not a "baby killer." These are moral issues, not governmental ones and definitely not political issues. I believe everyone has the "right to life," including the young and the old, the rich and the poor — not just babies.

Senators Obama and Biden are the right people at the right time. They don't approve of torture, illegal wiretapping, sending all our jobs overseas or big business dictating how things are done. They have a unique concept: they actually care about us, the average citizens. We don't need more of the same politics and rhetoric. We need honest-to-goodness change.